words by Rebecca Treon | photo by Jennifer Johnson | We love anything make ahead to save us time in the kitchen, whether cooking during the week, or for entertaining on the weekend. This breakfast treat is one of our new fall favorites, using the amazing grits as it’s base from Delta Blues Rice.

words by Emily Weber | photo by Karen Mordechai | Salt is one of the most crucial elements in cooking, bringing out the full flavor in a dish. Today, there are dozens of varieties of salt available, some of which offer their own signature flavors, colors, and textures. Today we’re talking with Karen Mordechai of Sunday Suppers, one of our favorite cookbooks and lifestyle brands about the inspiration behind her brand, including ILA, her high quality line of pantry staples. Be sure to check out her salt-inspired menu in our new summer issue!

words by Rebecca Treon | photo by Jennifer Johnson | We’re celebrating National Blueberry Month all month long with a new blueberry recipe every Thursday using the products from Bow Hill Blueberries, a small family-run business in Washington State. To learn more about them, head over to the blog today. You can grab the recipe for these smoothies there as well as find a discount code to sample their products for yourself.

words by Mackenzie Wise | photo by Jennifer Johnson | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) estimates that the United States imports more than ninety percent of its seafood. A significant amount of it is caught by American fishermen, exported overseas for processing, and imported back to the States for consumption. If it seems crazy and inefficient, that’s because it is. Here’s how one company is hoping to disrupt the seafood supply chain.

While falafel and hummus have been popular in the US for quite some time, tahini, an essential ingredient to hummus, has yet to take off in the same way. Soom Foods, founded by three Philadelphia-based sisters, is helping to change that.

While Maine-based The Rope Co. is fairly new, founded only in 2013, it is steeped in proud New England traditions and legacies. The owners, Logan and Hannah Rackliff, have taken a key part of Maine’s lobstering community, the rope used to haul traps in and out of the Atlantic, and turned it into beautiful and durable household goods.